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Category Archives: Renewables
Energy Management Applications Any Organization Can Afford
By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice and guest blogger for Energy Currents As consumers seek awareness in terms of their energy consumption — both residential and commercial — new technologies are showing up across the market to perform a … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training, Renewables
Tagged Energy audit, Energy consumption, Energy Star, Green Button
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Is Solar Power (Once Again) Really On Its Death Bed?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor To hear some folks talk, solar power is a dying industry. We’ve seen this story before, they say: Remember the Jimmy Carter administration? And how Ronald Reagan took the solar panels off … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables
Tagged Photovoltaic, PV Cells, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar, Solar panel, Solar Power, Steven Chu
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Energy Efficiency – Real Usage Reductions or Simply a Mirage?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents … Continue reading
Is Offshore Wind Power a U.S. Reality?
by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor Note: This blog post is an excerpt from an article recently featured in our Q2 2012 issue of Energy Insider. To read the full article, click here. Today wind turbines generate about 3% of electricity … Continue reading
Breaking Down Net Zero Building: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice and guest author to Enerdynamics’ Energy Currents Commercial and industrial facilities throughout the United States account for 40% of all energy use. That said, as part of the Energy Independence and Security … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Energy Education, Energy intensity, Energy Training, NetZero
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Integrating Renewables into the Electric Generation Resource Mix
We recently posted the following graph (of California ISO Hourly Breakdown of Total Production by Resource Type for May 1, 2012) on our Facebook page and asked followers to guess what resource the red section represented: Below is the same … Continue reading
Enerdynamics’ Online Energy Training: Your Questions Answered
by John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO As online training becomes increasingly popular – and more effective – there are several questions I’m often asked about Enerdynamics’ online training program. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to answer some FAQs. As … Continue reading
Net Zero: Will Future Buildings Consume Significantly Less Energy or Even None at All?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor When we hit the economic downturn of the late 2000s, electric usage declined in most developed regions such as Europe, Japan, and the U.S. One of the big debates in today’s electric … Continue reading
Is Europe Still Leading the Charge on Renewables?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor For most of the 30 years I have spent working in the energy industry, renewables have been viewed as an interesting yet impracticable source of electricity except in a few unique circumstances. … Continue reading
Is Renewable Power Cheaper Than Coal?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor It has for many years been accepted “knowledge” in the electric industry that renewable power simply can’t compete with coal power on price. It’s commonly believed that if we want clean renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Electricity Markets, Energy Education, Photovoltaic, PV, Renewable, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Utilities
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